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Cross-Line of Control Trade Peacebuilding and Economic Potential Cross-Line of Control Trade Peacebuilding and economic potential Dipanker Sengupta, Ershad Mahmud and Zafar Iqbal Choudhary with support from Conciliation Resources Logo using multiply on layers Logo drawn as seperate elements with overlaps coloured seperately Research team This report has been jointly authored by Dipanker Sengupta, Ershad Mahmud and Zafar Iqbal Choudhary. The lead researchers were further assisted by Faisal Zubair Abbasi, Attiqur Rehman, Bhanu Pratap Singh, KD Maini, Saqib Bandey and Raman Sharma. Sengupta led the study as lead economist. The Centre for Peace, Development and Reforms (CPDR), Mirpur, and Indus Research Foundation (IRF), Jammu, partnered in sharing ideas and platforms for interactions. Acknowledgements This report, first published by Zafar Iqbal Choudhary in Jammu (India) in December 2012, was commissioned by and published on behalf of Conciliation Resources, UK, with the support of the Ploughshares Fund (for research work) and the Government of Finland (for printing). The views contained in this publication are those of the authors and should not be taken to represent the position either of Conciliation Resources or others who have helped to make the study possible. The lead consultants on this report – Ershad Mahmud and Zafar Iqbal Choudhary – are grateful to Conciliation Resources for the research grant, guidance and mentoring throughout the research work. Special thanks are due to Jonathan Cohen, Conciliation Resources’ Director of Programmes, and Tahir Aziz, Programme Manager, India–Pakistan (Kashmir). The research team would also like to thank Conciliation Resources for organising a mid-term appraisal workshop at Bangkok in March 2012, which facilitated the researchers from both sides of Line of Control to exchange notes and bring their thoughts together. Disclaimer The Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir as it existed until 1947 lost its collective name along with the geographical unity. From the Indian official point of view the entire state is still known as Jammu and Kashmir but the areas on the west of the Line of Control (LoC) are referred to as Pakistan occupied Kashmir. From the official Pakistani point of view the former state is seen divided into three units: Azad Jammu Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan on the Pakistani side, and Indian occupied Kashmir on the Indian side. The United Nations refers to the two sides as Indian administered Kashmir and Pakistani administered Kashmir. Some independent accounts, even within India and Pakistan, make use of IaK and PaK. For the purpose of this study we have mostly used the official names – Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), and Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) – unless specified otherwise. To make the frequent references more understandable, in some parts of this report we have also used terms ‘LoC East’ for Jammu and Kashmir and ‘LoC West’ to Azad Jammu Kashmir. Cover photo © Amiruddin Mughal 2 • Cross-Line of Control Trade Peacebuilding and economic potential Contents Research team 2 Acknowledgements 2 Disclaimer 2 Map of the region 4 Introduction 5 Executive summary 6 Line of Control is central to revived peace process 7 Cross-LoC trade begins 8 Softening LoC: The stakeholder perspective 9 Kashmiri dissidents and militant groups 10 Peace sentiment: What do traders think? 10 Cross-LoC trade: Analysis and recommendations 11 The basis of trade: What do LoC East and West have? 12 LoC East 12 LoC West 13 The potential consequences of a single market 13 Analysing volume of trade and goods traded 14 Business sentiment: What do traders think? 16 The possible consequences of trade ‘regularisation’ 17 Jammu and Kashmir: A common market for trade and investment 17 Summary and conclusion 18 Appendices: I Agreed outcomes of the meeting of India–Pakistan Working Group on Cross-LoC CBMs, held on 18 July 2008 in Islamabad 19 II Standing operating procedures for Cross-LoC Trade, current July 2012 19 III Cross-LoC Trade: Banking mechanism proposed by Jammu and Kashmir government and unveiled on 4 October 2012 21 Glossary 22 Sengupta, Mahmud and Choudhary • 3 Map of Jammu and Kashmir region Courtesy: Kashmir Study Group 4 • Cross-Line of Control Trade Peacebuilding and economic potential Introduction India and Pakistan agreed to launch trade, in 2008, Federation were formally constituted in 2012 across the Line of Control (LoC) between Jammu in a unique democratic process after sustained and Kashmir on Indian side and Azad Jammu and consultations led by Ershad Mahmud and Zafar Kashmir on Pakistani side essentially as a measure Iqbal Chaoudhary with stakeholders in Pakistani of building peace and confidence but with some and Indian sides of Kashmir. economic spin offs for the stakeholders. Business merely for the promotion of peace is no profitable The research work makes simultaneous foray into stipulation and therefore not a sustainable the realm of peacebuilding and hard economics of process. But if cross-LoC trade in Kashmir does cross-LoC trade. Another significant aspect of this not contribute to the intended area of peace and work is the essential cross-LoC collaboration and stability then the confidence building measure is not teamwork between economists, political analysts, worth further promotion. civil society actors and peace practitioners who Peace and profit have to be mutually complimentary looked at different questions from the strength to make the process sustainable. In this backdrop, of their expertise. With the assistance of second the present study on Peacebuilding and the economic line of researchers, the team worked closely with potential of Cross-LoC Trade was conceived and the stakeholders, political actors and government designed to address both the questions –peace and officials to put their pieces together in the shape of profit. Since the launch of trade in 2008 significant this final report. body of research and literature came out of Indian, The report opens with a background to the Kashmir Pakistani and Western sources but every study has conflict and then goes on to delve deeply into addressed one question or the other but not both the status of the line that divides the erstwhile together in their entirety. princely state of Jammu Kashmir between India The present work is significant in its many aspects. and Kashmir –first as ceasefire line and then as One of the important steps of the study is the long the Line of Control. Subsequent sections look at term engagement with the stakeholders which series of developments in Kashmir and discussion contributed to the formation of Joint Chamber of on the Composite Dialogue Process leading to Commerce and Industry1 and of Joint Federation softening of the Line of Control for limited travel of Cross-LoC Traders2. After an agreement in 2005 and trade in 2008. The next section is on between the key stakeholders signed at Istanbul the economics of cross-LoC trade, past trends in November 2011, the Joint Chamber and Joint and future possibilities. In-depth literature review, extensive interviews with cross-LoC traders, key 1 For a note on background of JK Joint Chamber see http://www.c-r.org/ political and civil society actors and peacebuilders news/joint-chamber-strengthens-cooperation 2 For background, process and membership see http://www.kashmirtimes. have contributed to final thoughts in shaping up com/newsdet.aspx?q=1059 this study. Sengupta, Mahmud and Choudhary • 5 Executive Summary The Cross-LoC trade and travel formally launched may be just a fraction of the India-Pakistan in 2008 and 2005, respectively, is the single biggest bilateral trade of $ 1.9 billion5 but this makes achievement of India-Pakistan dialogue in Kashmir. immense significance in the given non-traditional The other achievement worth mentioning is an operational conditions. unwritten agreement on ceasefire along LoC and To harness the full economic and peacebuilding international border which has been a success potential of Cross-LoC Trade India and Pakistan since 2003 despite occasional incidents of violation. should broaden the scope of cross-LoC travel to The softening of LoC for travel and trade is though allow registered traders free, frequent and hassle by no means a lasting settlement of Kashmir issue, free travel on either side. neither proposed as such India and Pakistan, but Except few odd incidents the cross-LoC trade has still it is seen as a matter of immense satisfaction not led to any security compromise. Based on this and achievement for almost all segments of society, experience the governments should agree and particularly the divided families along both sides of expedite the process of communication and banking LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. facilities for cross-LoC traders not only at the trade The fact that agreement on cross-LoC trade and facilitations but also at other business centres like travel came in barely few rounds of discussions and Srinagar, Jammu, Muzaffarabad and Mirpur. without any major hassles on technical issues is an In view of the limited production base on both sides indicator of the possibilities of India and Pakistan of LoC trade should be opened to services and achieving greater cooperation on Kashmir. hospitality sectors. With the change in political and security dynamics The India-Pakistan Joint Working Group of cross- of the Kashmir conflict over decades some political LoC CBMs should meet regularly to review sections as well as militant groups are opposed to progress on trade, revise list of trade items on the CBMs as it is seen as replacement of political basis of market assessment
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